Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-12-10
INSIDE FACTS.
dARNERED HERE. THERE AND
ELsEwHERE.
Things Seen at the Opera House--A New
Bridge Of Size The Donkey Party
And Other Late Wrinkles
For Christmas.

$50
Sometimes the auditorium OF the Opera
House Is turned into a large sized tlttering
place where young people appear to assem-
BILE to laugh at somebody else. Last Friday
night / waddcd through the mud and
the rain to see Mrs. Bowers In q
sad performance and just before the
curtain went up slick looking young dude
waltzed in with the usher ahead of him and
the crowd began staggering at him as II he
was something very funny. Just before he
ook his seat he politely lurns around and
made the most polite bow ever saw, and the
crowd again cheered him vociferously.
could see no need of such action for / am
very certain he was the most polite creature
ever saw. Somebody who may have
known him better than me must have
thought that he expected TO eat all the oys-
tiers that were waiting for Mrs. Bowers at the
Tobacco Exchange, but my opinion was'that
there were many people who could tune up
and laugh at nothing.
! The "D0nkey party" IL species OF Social
| entertainment which is finding good deal OF
| favor Just now among the young people.
The outlines of a donkey are drawn on @
piece Of canvass or paper, and tack
ed 10 the wall, complete except as
to the tail. The fun consists In
blindfolding the various members of
the party in turn and furnishing each ono
with strip of black ribbon which he or she
\ is to tack to the picture nearest the place
/ where the guesser believes the tail ought to
hang. The ridiculous mistakes made In en-
deavoring to apply the appendage, Is where
the fun comes in. think would make an
excellent hand to hang the tall oD such an
animal because so many people say that ann
so near one myself that really think it Is so.
a."
It's a pleasing fact to note the fact that my
suggestion for bridge across the railroad.
tracks, extending Second street into South
Claaksvtlle isabout TO come to focus. Such
astructure costing the city, say $500, would
be.a veay small outlay when the danger OF
life and limb to women aud children is con-
sidered. earnestly hope that the bridge vii
be built so tlat in case or fire In South
Clarksyille the good people there will have n
chance for some protection by the aid OF the
fire department. 1 say let ths bridge be
built at once.
The worst l ever was peTplexed was last
Tuesday evening when hedfd an alarm OF
fire. | leaped from my desk and came veiy
near breaking my neck In getting down tho
rickety old stairs at the CHRONICLE Office and
upon reaching the street, / began spinning
around like top and didn't known which
way to run In order TO spit on the iire as de-
sired To do then started down In the dlrec-
ton OF the miserable old hose reel at the
market house, and when got there, found
half a dozen others trying TO batter down an.
old door in order ITO get the machine out.
We all banged, and banged away with rocks
nd clubs, but The old door would'ent bulge
an inch, and the first thing ! knew, MI.
Man-of-all-news came rushing down the
street shouting its all ont, Its all out, and
nothing but coffin was burned. / then be-
gan kicking myself because there was no
fire, and when / went home that night my
wife was compelled to put q lightbread ponl-
tice under the rear part Of my vest TO prevent
modification in that region. I'm over 1t now
however.
There are great many citizens who wear
breethes and boots beside myself that expect
to vote for the man for alderman ia the Third
ward that will agree 10 put down q side walk
on First street from Franklin TO commerce.
Now you gentlemen who are candidates have
chance for your white ally" and yon had
better improve the opportunity while you
have the chance. Us voters ali think that
the dangerous plank In the sidewalk from
the Northington Hotel TO Spring street along
Commerce should be removed and new ones
put In. We are all ready TO vote. so say
quick, or we will elect the other fellow sure.
They tell me that q vast amount of tPine
Top whiskey Is being Imported into CIarks-
: Vile for Christmas ase. Now, lam decidedly
opposed 10 this and hope that the iraporiefs
: will stop their racket at once. send up 4
Jim Mcsorley at Louisville and get big So
I ply OF .sprlng Hill" sour mash and let
men Of cIarksyiiie go home happy ne
the coming holidays.
: So
g. B. Wilson & Co.. sewanee rEPsn Mils
ciarksville: You will please CO.. t,ue1 a n'si
pair OF stllts for me. and ha,;Tfop1er Da'as
put on the lower end OF eac ene. lne '.,l nv"
- getting nearly deep 0e s.~o ''.s,a -
~ Is In tie streets. and ds ~. ei.'es a ="
, be smofhered 10 death lItt or nlssN ~ ~ =
> haId rain. Put the eg9tS up sfcutcly anu
, y. nd The bill nrounsl ayOr 1init@ " no VIII
pav II AZ glance. 4 expect you VIII get OK
: ders for segefu! tsi8asdnd pairs on these same